The program cover designed by the Gerlovins shows a profile of the artists covered with drawings of profiles. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

It is mentioned that works of the Gerlovins are held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Rimma Gerlovina and Valeriy Gerlovin participated in this exhibition which examined contemporary approaches to the self portrait. This husband and wife team do not merely use the figure to express identity, but to communicate more universal themes using texts and symbols. The cover contains a portrait of Rimma titled "Light" in which she holds a baby drawn with dashes of light. A second photograph depicts Rimma with her arms, head and neck painted with the phases of the moon. It is called,"Lunation." the Sackner Archive holds several books and a large colored photograph by the Gerlovins. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Each drawing, enclosed within a printed, rubberstamped envelope, was based upon an artwork by a famous artist, e.g., Dubuffet, Miro, Klee, etc. who was influenced by a child's drawing. This was reinterpreted by a child, 1 1/2 to 9 years of age, son or daughter of a contemporary artist, from a fragment of the work. A small, torn fragment of a printed reproduction was collaged onto a papercard sheet measuring 26.5 cm x 17.6 cm. It was placed along the side so that it could be seen in part through the cellophane window of the envelope. The parents of the children who made these drawings were Jean Dupuy, Michael Kostiuk, Jacques Halbert, Fred Truck, Jon Hendricks, Paul Zelevansky, Jon Gibson, etc. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The letter written on the balloon reads: Dear Mr. Sackner! We are touched that you are interested in our art. We send you the [essence] of our spirit and hope we'll have a contact with you. Your sincerely, Rimma and Valery Gerlovin. The photographs show Rimma with samples of her book objects and holding a poem object. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The letter written on the balloon reads: Dear Mr. Sackner! We are touched that you are interested in our art. We send you the [essence] of our spirit and hope we'll have a contact with you. Your sincerely, Rimma and Valery Gerlovin. The photographs show Rimma with samples of her book objects and holding a poem object. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Sponsored by SAUPRA, (Society for the Advancement of Understanding Post-Modern Russian Art) the exhibition was a contemporary Russian initiative. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This exhibition is based on children's books created by fifteen visual artists. For the Gerlovins, text and image are consistently integrated within their works using photography, language, and their own bodies. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The artists sent this contact print from one of their last works that was photographed around Marvin Sackner's birthday. Rimma is the subject with her long, curled hair and her hand holding a red string that penetrates her hair and spells out the word "vita" over her left shoulder. In the letter to Marvin, fastened to the back of the matted photograph, The Gerlovinas write, "Ars longer, vita brevis said the elders, you try to prolong both 'vita' with your profession and 'ars' with your collection." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.